Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-10
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
THE CORSET AND THE sUSTLe REAL
BLESSINGS IF PROPERLY USED.

BLESSINGS IF PROPERLY Uotp.
What a Lady Physician Says IN Defense
of the - Called Fashionable foiiie-
of Her SEA Mistakes Which Meu
Make.
III an ultra fashionable young man and a
| maiden of the saline kind, both an full walking
| costume were To start from the knicker-
booker club house on Fifth avenue and race
! down to Delmonico's, which one would winT
was the question put 10y prominent LADY
physician 10 a group Of people who were talk
| ing about dress reforms, tue derided skirt and
| kindred topics the other day.
Every one present gave up the conundrum,
| hut they all agreed with the originator ot IL
when she declared that the girl. nOtwthstand-
ing her veil, her close fitting gown, her hustle
and her mufi, would win against the youth
with his hat likely to fly off at the first rush,
his collar choking him 80 that he could not
Sex, his heavy cane his tight boots and his
| wide trousers fapping about his ankles.
| Those who have any other idea should test 1t
! by trial
| Dress reform" exclaimed the irate little
physician, who has gained reputation as one
truth of the matter is that most women dress
with a. much regard Ia the laws of health a
do the men. The former have reformed, the
latter are degenerating, ur how else do you ac-
count for the pointed SHOES, the stays. the nigh
collars and the stove pipe hats that men wear
II woman in general Is not 81 healthy as man,
Il is not on account Of her clothes, Of that
feel certain. But | am Of the opinion that
the women of New York are twice "a healthy
as the men.
Go TO the opera. to any church or assem-
bIy. What do YOU see! Men saliow and lean (;
men bald headeSl and pasty looking, or men
81 stout and unwieldy, red and uncomfort-
able looking that II makes one uncomfortable
| to look at them. But YOU see five women out
of every ten rosy and plump, erect in car
| riage, bright of eve and altogether charm
ingly healthy. These are the So called fash
ionable women, whom Lady Hapberton.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mrs. Miller, and q
dozen other reformers are constantly crying
down as running the future race and their
own health
OF course there are many articles Of wear
ing apparel that could he improved she con-
! tinuei "hut the corsets the hustle and Skirts,
against which the reiormers and men are
constantly crying out are real blessings II
only used properly, and the majority OF wo-
men nowadays know how to wear them
Twenty or thirty years ago It MAS different
Eighteen inch waists were considered neces-
sary for beauty, slippers were worn on all
occasions, shoes with pasteboard soles, and
the enormous head dresses and bonnets were
something atrocious."
How do the women Of to day dress better
than their mothers and grsndmOthersi
queried II reporter present.
We'll, ;" said the little physician, there Is
no reason why | should not lie plain. In the
first place, the od-fashioned chenise, with Its
multitude Of gathers, has gone entirely out Of
| fashion. Women who wear the garment at
all have it made in the French fashion, with
CORES and seams, and as n consequence the
corset, which Is worn next 10 1t, does not
press the gathers and wrinkles about the
waist and hips. But the majority OF women
wear the little gauze flannel, cashmere or
silk vests, which have come in Of late years
and are woven TO fit the form, while not st
all hampering il. For winter wear there are
the combination garments of flannel made al
ia one piece, and clothing one from neck IL
ankles most comfortably.
No, | viii not admit that the corset Of
Itself is injurious said the lady, most ener-
getically. Brandy is injurious If one takes
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